State v. Ulate

Malone, J.:

Jon Paul Ulate appeals his conviction of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. He raises numerous issues on appeal: (1) The district court erred by allowing the State’s witnesses to testify that the victim had been sexually abused and that Ulate was the abuser; (2) the district court erred by allowing the State’s expert witness to testify that she diagnosed the victim with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); (3) the district court violated Ulate’s right to a public trial under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution by excluding his family from the courtroom…